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4 October 2006 Family charity transforms lives of 'hardest to reach' The lives of several young mothers in Greater Easterhouse have been transformed over the last 16 months through the work of an innovative pilot scheme run by Scottish Marriage Care. This was a key finding of the one-year evaluation report, which was unveiled by SMC at the Westwood Business Park on Friday. The report tracked the success of the REACT teams impact upon one of the most economically deprived and socially excluded areas of Glasgow. "I'm really happy that I found REACT...cause right now I feel like I'm totally where I want to be and I'm more happy than I have been in ages and I don't think that I would be this happy if it wasn't for doing the course with REACT," said one young mother. REACT was established in Easterhouse in January 2005 with the aim of engaging young people and parents in the area, particularly young mothers almost half of whom are under 25. Part-funded by the Camelot Foundation and the Scottish Executive, it aimed to deliver a relationship focused course to young parents that would improve self-esteem, participation and increase community cohesion. "The themes of health, happiness and well-being are in large part based upon the development and maintenance of successful relationships at all levels," said SMC Chief Executive Mary Toner. "I'm thrilled with the work the REACT team have done and have great hopes for the continued, successful delivery of this service." For further information, please contact: April Mitchinson, Research and Communications
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